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Daybreak: Newsom's Homekey funding goes to rural areas

10/19/20 4:42 PM By Brad Hooker

Growing ACP concerns * Bay Area likes ag * COVID relief, Barrett nomination lead Washington priorities * Conventional, cell-based meat groups call for mandatory labelings

Survey: Bay Area sees ag as very important

10/19/20 4:27 PM By Brad Hooker

The Grower Shipper Association of Central California recently conducted a survey of residents in the Bay Area and the Central Coast region.

Guide explores resources to protect drinking water from runoff

07/03/18 4:28 PM By Sandra Cowherd

The American Water Works Association has introduced a guide designed to walk utility systems through water conservation programs available via the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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September 25, 2022

Nathan Pumplin, Norfolk Healthy Produce

This week’s Open Mic guest is Dr. Nathan Pumplin, president and CEO of Norfolk Healthy Produce. Improvements in mechanization, nutrient management and crop protection have helped farmers make tremendous strides in productivity and sustainability, but Pumplin believes the industry is on the cusp of a tremendous revolution of more and better food for consumers through genetic engineering. The company is working with Washington now to gain full commercial status for a purple tomato with improved health benefits for consumers. Pumplin responds to questions on the safety of the science behind the new variety and the regulatory obstacles to growth in the industry.

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09.23.2022

Newsmakers: Sept. 23, 2022: Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kan., Mark Dopp, Jake Westlin, and Ariel Wiegard on government funding and the upcoming farm bill

Lawmakers have one more week to agree on a measure to fund the government into the new fiscal year. While a shutdown is not expected to happen, frustration lingers on Capitol Hill about the amount of time the process has taken. Kansas Republican Tracey Mann joins Newsmakers to discuss that issue as well as his priorities for the upcoming farm bill.

Then, Mark Dopp with the North American Meat Institute, Jake Westlin with the National Association of Wheat Growers, and Ariel Wiegard with the American Soybean Association discuss the risk management, conservation, livestock and political challenges awaiting lawmakers as they look to draft new farm policy.

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